Litigation Docket & Court Services Specialist

Under the umbrella of the Firm's Managing Clerk's Office (MCO) and according to established Firm policies and procedures, the Litigation Docket & Court Services Specialist provides high-level, expert day-to-day support in case docketing, court rules, case research, and legal procedures.

Responsibilities

• Expert E-Filing & Court Procedural Authority
  • Comprehensive E-Filing Execution: Oversee and personally execute the electronic filing of pleadings, motions, and highly complex legal documents in federal, state, and appellate courts nationwide.
  • NY, NJ & DE Regional Jurisdictional Expertise: Serve as the resident expert on filing logistics, local procedures, and court protocols specific to state and federal courts across New York, New Jersey, and Delaware—including the New York State Unified Court System (NYSCEF), New Jersey Courts (eCourts), Delaware State Courts, the Delaware Court of Chancery, and corresponding U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts.
  • Procedural Advisement: Serve as a primary technical resource for attorneys and paralegals regarding complex local court rules, judges' individual practices, and filing requirements.
  • Issue Resolution: Actively manage and resolve complex electronic filing rejections, docketing discrepancies, or technical court platform issues.
  • Bar Admissions Support: Maintain high-level knowledge of State, Federal, and Pro Hac Vice bar admissions processes to assist case teams with administrative compliance.
• Quality Control (QC) & Risk Management
  • Pre-Filing Document Audits: Perform final QC on pleadings and documents prior to electronic filing to guarantee strict compliance with court-specific formatting, redaction rules, signature guidelines, and exhibit requirements.
  • Docket Entry Verification: Audit and verify data entered into the Firm's docketing system (Milana) to ensure all dates, deadlines, and events are calculated accurately and in accordance with the relevant rules of civil procedure.
• Advanced Docketing & Rule Calculations
  • Rules-Based Calendaring: Interpret and apply court guidelines to calculate, verify, and input critical litigation deadlines across all firm jurisdictions, with deep subject matter expertise in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), state civil practice rules for New York (CPLR), New Jersey (NJ Court Rules), and Delaware (including Chancery Court Rules), as well as local rules across regional state and federal courts.
  • Document Review & Entry: Review complex incoming litigation documents for critical dates, entering deadlines, discovery schedules, and other relevant event reminders into the firm's rules-based docketing software.
  • Proactive Deadline Alerting: Alert attorneys and paralegals of urgent upcoming deadlines, maintaining end-to-end communication regarding document receipts and filing confirmations.
  • Data Integrity Auditing: Conduct routine docket sweeps and audits of active case files to identify obsolete deadlines, manually capture non-deadline triggered events (such as Judge's Individual Rules), and perform case status reconciliations for closed matters.
• High-Level Court Research & Reporting
  • Advanced Research Tools: Retrieve pertinent information on litigants, court cases, dockets, and judicial profiles from online databases (including PACER, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, DocketBird, and CourtLink).
  • Custom Reporting: Create, prepare, and distribute complex, highly customized docket reports detailing upcoming deadlines to legal teams across multiple offices.

Qualifications

• Core Competencies
  • Procedural Expertise: Deep, specialized understanding of court structures, litigation lifecycles, and civil procedure, with unmatched mastery of NY, NJ, and DE state and federal court rules.
  • Uncompromising Accuracy: Absolute, meticulous attention to detail when reviewing complex legal documents and calculating critical statutory deadlines.
  • Composure Under Pressure: Proven ability to prioritize and execute multiple urgent filings and tasks under tight, competing time constraints in a high-volume litigation environment.
  • Professional Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to clearly explain complex procedural rules to attorneys, staff, and external court personnel with courtesy and tact.
• Technical Skills & Experience
  • Experience & Jurisdictional Scope: 5+ years of recent litigation docketing and court filing experience within a mid-to-large law firm. Must have well-rounded national experience with a heavy, specialized emphasis on NY, NJ, and DE county, state, and federal courts.
  • Software & Platform Mastery: Expert proficiency in rules-based docketing systems (Milana and/or CompuLaw preferred) and extensive hands-on experience utilizing court e-filing databases (such as PACER/ECF, New York State Unified Court System (NYSCEF), New Jersey Courts (eCourts), Delaware State Courts, the Delaware Court of Chancery, and corresponding U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts, and Odyssey).
  • Document & Data Management: Highly proficient in iManage (or similar DMS) and Adobe Acrobat Professional for document manipulation, splitting, and redaction, alongside standard MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • Administrative Credentials: Familiarity with State, Federal, and Pro Hac Vice bar admissions processes, with a willingness to assist in training and mentoring junior docketing or filing personnel.

Working Conditions

Normal law office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, or temperature variations. This position is non-exempt.